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February 9, 2013

Waltz no Ojikan [Chapter 1]

[Free Talk: This is Andou Natsumi’s new series that is
serialized in Nakayoshi. Some of you might be familiar with her previous work,
ARISA. The English title is Waltz of Time. The plot according to ANN, is ‘A boy
who has lost interest in ballroom dancing for a certain reason and is instead
distracted by the latest dancing fad, and a plain girl who has a hidden desire
to change herself... the two youths who were destined to meet grow into
adulthood together through ballroom dancing.’ Names are all guesswork from the
kanji. There might be some errors because the Chinese scanlation isn’t quite
consistent with the use of certain words like ‘ballroom dancing’ and not
surprisingly, four translators worked on this. ^^; ]

Narration: “In the end, who is the first rate partner? One
will know the moment when the hands intertwine. It is like one’s destined
person-” Title: Princess-sama. A couple passes by a building and sees a small
store. They are surprised that there is a dance studio there. There would be
dancing there wherein the couples are tightly close to each other. The woman
says that is right, it’s ballroom dancing. The man declines about not being
able to do it. The woman wants to try it out since she can wear cute mini-dress[/gowns].
The man says if that is so, then let’s try it. Inside, a young guy is teaching
a woman how to dance by dancing with her and telling her what to do next. Since
the woman is concentrating too much on how to dance, the young man whispers to
her that if she keeps on looking down, there’s no meaning to dancing and one
won’t be able to see that rare captivating smile of hers. This made the woman
smile brightly. After practice, the woman is wiping her perspiration with a
towel. She says that in the end, if only the lead dancer is amazing, then
she’ll be able to dance really well. “I’ll leave the next class to you again,
Toku-Tango-kun.” [Guesswork from 棠宮]
Tango smiles and tells her that it is an honor for him to accompany a beautiful
adult in dancing. After waving the woman goodbye, Tango starts to happily
exclaim that he got the 20th student and no wonder he is the ‘great
guy’[<-probably ore-sama]and his allowance raise has been decided. His
mother kicks him at the back and tells him that the guy who can’t even evade
her dance step won’t be given an allowance raise. Tango angrily shouts in
protest to respect him a bit, her outstanding reputable son. His mother says
that he’s quite great but talk to her when he learned the ‘fancy’ dance. Tango
is angry that she obviously made him do this since they lack male lead dancers.
This is a dance studio, their family business which his grandfather started.
And from the time he knows things, this is what he must do everyday day. [<-
know about dancing?] Then, someone is shouting that Yuusei [guesswork from 勇誠] and Sumire [guesswork from 堇] are going to
dance together and they are their class’ ‘fancy’ dance duo. Everyone is praising
over how beautiful since it seems like Sumire is a flower and Yuusei’s lead is
quite dependable, they are really the ideal duo. Tango just quietly watch. His
mother tells him that he obviously danced with Yuusei and Sumire when they were
young but now, the difference is really great. To the surprise of the others,
Tango says out loud that Yuusei obviously still peed when he is 3 years old.
After the couple finished their dance, Tango gives them some towels. He says
that no wonder they are the young division’s most anticipated duo who makes
people fascinated just by watching them. And as the childhood friend, he is
fairly proud of them.

Yuusei tells him to properly do competitive dancing and
don’t always practice with a student for he would seem more like a
host[/gigolo]. Sumire tells Tango that he belittles dance class too much and
isn’t he even hiding this from his classmates. Making a face, Tango says that it
is because he’s very popular and if they knew, do they know how many girls
would want to dance with him. And won’t his ‘great guy’ perfect image be
ruined? Sumire tells him that he’s so pathetic and it’s great that they aren’t
in the same school. Then, she tells someone that about the peeing thing, it
wasn’t Yuusei, it is Tango. Tango shouts that Yuusei will hear. Yuusei calls his
name so Tango immediately tells him that he is just kidding. Yuusei seriously
tells Tango that he’s waiting for him to go back to competitive dancing, just
like before. There is a scene of Tango happily dancing with someone. Tango calls
out to Yuusei and says that earlier on, he has decided not to join competitive
dancing. In the school gym, Tango is showing some dance moves which impresses
everyone that they asks how he did that. Tango tells them that it is a
gift[/innate skill]. Tango thinks that today’s age belongs to Hiphop street
dance so he won’t let anyone know that he can do ballroom dancing. Then, he
gets a text message from her mother telling him to properly teach the Latin
dance class for the afternoon students today. Tango thinks that this is bad for
he doesn’t have a music accompaniment yet. Then, he notices a threat from his
mother that if he fails, he won’t have an allowance this month. He quickly
rushes to some secluded place. He thinks that if he can find work, he
definitely won’t teach dance for a living. After finding a secluded place, he
starts to listen to his phone and find which song will he use, maybe, Because
You Live. He is surprised when a guy is telling a girl who is standing behind some
bushes to stop while she’s ahead and it is really gross. Tango is sitting behind
those bushes. Tango turns to wonder what’s going on. A boy is telling the girl
that even if she might possibly like him, but he came to see her with hopes
that she give up. Tango thinks that it is a confession. The boy says that it is
impossible for him to go steady with her. The girl mutters, impossible.. The
boy also said that he saw from the mirror that that she is kissing her father.
Tango wonders if this girl is that shabby. The boy tells her to put some effort
in dressing up and she is a failure as a girl. Her name isn’t even mentioned
[<- like she is forgettable] and she gives a feeling of ‘why do you live’
and she’s so annoying, why don’t you go die.

Thinking that is a bit too much, Tango angrily stands up and
shouts at the boy to stop while he’s ahead. The girl turns out to be a chubby
girl with ponytails and she’s wearing glasses. Then, Tango says that it turns
she’s not quite a girl-type[?]. Running off, the boy shouts for the girl not to
appear again. Tango shouts for him to apologize. Using his flashy smile, Tango
tells the girl not to mind that, encountering a guy who would say mean things
to a confessing girl. The girl says that she isn’t confessing. She gloomily
tells him that she only thinks that boy is not bad so she always glances at him
and she is dumped without even having to confess.. Tango is surprised and
speechless. The girl thanks Namu Minami [guesswork from 南;
surname] Tango for his help. Tango asks how come she knows his name. The girl
says that they are classmates in section 2-C. Tango is shock for he is meaner to
her [than that boy]. The girl tells him not to mind it for she is already used
to it. She already left when Tango shouts that she left her student handbook. He
picks up the handbook and thinks that her name and impression are totally not
the same because her name is Makimura Hime [guesswork from 牧村姫愛; Hime can also mean princess
so I choose that one to jive with the title of this chapter]. Riding the bus,
Hime looks at her wallet with the picture of her smiling mother. She recalls
her mother telling her that no matter who, girls can become everyone’s
princess. And, she always believed those words of her deceased mother but.. She
suddenly shouts that her mother is a liar. This startles the old woman sitting
beside her. She sobs and thinks that in this scary society and it isn’t
beautiful at all. There is no wide-hearted person who would consider a girl, who
has no cute gene, as a princess. After getting off her bus stop, Hime is
walking and felt that she ought to apologize to her mother for having such a
beautiful anticipation for her that she gave her that name. Then, Hime notices
a poster about a Minami Dance Studio that has Sumire and Yuusei dancing together.
She blushes over the beautiful dancing lady [Sumire] on the poster. She wonders
if she’ll also have a beautiful life like that. Then, Tango’s mother is holding
up Hime’s arm and saying that the length is about just right. Hime quickly
backs away. Tango’s mother asks if she is interested in dancing. Hime says no,
she is just unconsciously looking at this beautiful girl. To her surprise,
Tango’s mother tells her that this girl is a junior high student like her. She
asks if it is really okay for a junior high girl to wear such a mature feminine
outfit and what did she eat to become like that. Tango’s mother tells her that
she can also become like that if she starts to do ballroom dancing.

Hime tells her that she doesn’t have a sense of rhythm and
she’s fat. Holding her hands with hers, Tango’s mother tells her that isn’t
important for in ballroom dancing, if there is only an expert male lead dancer,
she will quickly learn to dance in an amazing way. Just by oneself, one cannot
dance well if there is a no partner, but if a guy and a girl would hold hands
and start to dance, it is the world’s most romantic dance. Tango’s mother gives
Hime a business card and tells her to try it out and with a guy leading the
dance, her heart will recklessly go da-bump da-dump [/heartbeat]. “Anyone can
have a princess-like existence.” Hime takes the business card and ponders on
what the woman said. At home, while eating dinner, Hime wonders if it is a
scheme to trick kids out of their money. It has already been 14 years since she
has nothing to do with princesses but suddenly, this becoming a princess is
mentioned. Her father happily asks if she wants another serving. Hime tries to
decline but her father becomes depressed so she quickly agreed to another
serving of rice. She asks her father if she can always be like this, whether as
an adult, at thirty years old, becoming an old woman, she felt that she can’t
get married. Her father exclaims what she is saying for if it is her, she
definitely can and didn’t her mother always say so. Hime recalls her mother at
her sick bed, telling her that she always anticipate to see Hime becoming a
bride and she would definitely look like a princess. She looks at the mirror
and wonders if it is okay to be like this. Since she isn’t cute at all, would
it be better to just give it up and if she didn’t do anything.. She looks at Minami Dance Studio’s business card. At the dance studio, Tango is dressing up.
His mother tells him to be gentle with the trial student. Tango smiles and tells
her that he is always gentle with girls. She urges him to hurry for the student
is already waiting. She smiles and tells puzzled Tango that perhaps, this kid
might undergo an astonishing transformation. He goes to the dance room and sees
the ponytailed girl looking at the mirror. He thinks that it is rare to see a
young student. Just when he is about to call her, he recognizes that it is
Hime. He quickly hides when she turns to look. He couldn’t believe it for a
classmate has become a student. Tango’s mother shouts what he is doing since he
seems to be leaving the room. He says that there is a bit of.. Tango’s mother
corners him and tearfully tells him that if this girl goes, this month’s new
students would be zero and their business is in a crisis. And if that came to
be, both of them can just go die.

Tango has no choice so he went back to where Hime is. Tango
closes the light and claims that the light is malfunctioning. He removes Hime’s
eyeglasses and says that it is dangerous to dance with them. “So, let’s start.”
Hime exclaims that she can’t see anything. Tango holds her hands and tells her
that it is okay, he’ll lead her. Tango hopes that this ends soon. Tango pulls her
to him that Hime starts to think that this is so close and perhaps, it is good
that she can’t see. When Yuusei and Sumire arrive, they see that Tango is
dancing with a young girl and finds that rare. Tango tries to give Hime
instructions but she is panicking and she even stepped on his foot. Embarrassed
Hime tells him that in the end, she’s no good and she’s really sorry. Then,
Tango used his usual line about not always looking down or else there is no
meaning in dancing, and her rare captivating smile couldn’t be seen. Hime
thinks that is right, if she kept on looking down, it has no meaning and she
came here because she wanted to change herself. She must keep up with the
teacher. Soon, to her delight, she can properly dance. She starts to think that
even if it is a dance studio, she can see another world – like she is dancing
at a ballroom while in formal clothes. She wonders if it is because she can’t
see well without her glasses, no, is it okay to think about this, but it is
true, mama, it is as if she turned into an unrivalled [/unique] princess. Hime
happily smiles over this. Tango notices that Hime manages to keep up with him.
He tries some other steps if she can keep up and she could. He thinks that she
isn’t the same as a while ago for her dancing has become very relaxed. “Her
movements are bluntly like an idiot wherein she would believe in me and giving
me everything. What, what is going on.” Tango blushes and smiles. Sumire is
surprised when Yuusei mutters that he has seen it, the dance stage’s sparkling
light. Sumire looks at the couple and seems to see them dancing at a stage with
a spotlight. It is only when one found the most amazing partner, there will be
bright light. Yuusei says that it has been such a long time since he saw Tango
happily dancing like that. Then, Sumire turns away. Tango notices Sumire that he
turns and this made Hime make a wrong step. Tango loses balance and they fall on
the floor. Tango apologizes and asks if she is alright. Hime apologizes for
making a mistake on the sequence of the right and left foot. Tango offers his
hand to help her up. Tango seems to look surprised when Hime took his hand. She
calls out, “Teacher?” Snapping out of it, Tango says, “I’m sorry, I..” Tango’s
mother wonders why it is so dark there, so she opens the light. Hime is
surprised to see her teacher. Tango immediately tries to cover his face. She
calls out, “Mi..Minami-kun?” So, as Tango and Hime look at each other, Sumire and
Yuusei look at them. Narration: “Having a chance encounter with a first rate
partner, the moment the hands intertwine, one will know. It is simply like
meeting one’s destined person-”

Comment: I think this story is not bad. Obviously, it is targeted for
younger girls since it is about ‘wanting to become a princess’ and it gives me
‘Cinderella’ vibes. Obviously Hime looks far from being a princess. If she
starts to seriously dance, maybe she would become fit and she would have to
dress herself up. Hehe, that will be a good revenge towards that guy who is
dumping her when she isn’t even confessing. Aside from hiphop dancing being
more popular these days, I wonder if there is some other reason as to why Tango
gave up on ballroom dancing. He seems to have a crush on Sumire but he probably
gave her up for Yuusei and currently, he hasn’t found the right partner or has
given up on finding one? After all, it is already mentioned that it is rare to
see a young student. It seems that their business is already on the verge of
being bankrupt. I guess his mother is hoping that Tango will take over the
business and he seems to have the talent for it. I’m not sure if dance studios
are hard-up in Japan but Tango is indeed being practical about wanting to learn
hiphop dancing. That way, the dance studio can still survive somehow. Anyway, I
guess Tango will later on find himself in a dance competition just like what
Yuusei has been anticipating. This seems to be a foursome love polygon with the
lead couple having a bit of issues. Or, this could be like three childhood
friends-love triangle wherein two became a couple so the other one/third wheel
now finds a different girl. Scans by all★wink汉化组

Word of the day:

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.
~ John 7:24 English Standard Version

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